It’s never easy to beat the top dog. But when the game is in the top dog’s barn and they have already beaten you once, it seems as though the odds lean more towards “impossible” than “unlikely.”
As luck would have it, that’s exactly the situation that the Dallas Stars face tonight. The Stars (26-29-10) will square off with the Washington Capitals (44-13-7) tonight in the heart of D.C. at the Verizon Center. Though the Caps aren’t mathematically assured a playoff spot yet, four or five more wins should do it. Meanwhile, the Stars are struggling to stay alive in a race that continues to slowly seep away from them.